Clinical Pathology Service
Our Clin Path Service consists of a board-certified pathologist and two residents.
Clinical Pathology Service
Requirements
- DVM or its equivalent
- Completion of the Veterinary National Board Examination is desirable
- Academic qualifications acceptable for admission to the LSU Graduate School
Training Activities and Responsibilities
- Participate in diagnostic service for the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Louisiana
Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory under the supervision of two board-certified
clinical pathologists.
- Gain experience in teaching
- Assist with laboratories for the Year II veterinary student clinical pathology course.
- Lead one or more lectures for the Year III and IV diagnostic pathology rotation.
- Interact with Year III and IV clinical pathology elective students.
- Lead a variety of rounds (this is a shared responsibility amongst the pathologists
and trainees).
- Teaching house officers as well as Year III and IV students on clinics is a routine
part of diagnostic service, as our laboratory is located within the teaching hospital
and thus is frequently visited by those with questions.
- Attend and participate in a wide variety of rounds.
- Clinical pathology journal club
- Medicine journal club
- Chemistry case rounds
- Cytology rounds
- Bone marrow rounds
- AFIP histopathology rounds
- Oncopathology rounds
- Dermatopathology rounds (histopathology)
- GI pathology rounds (histopathology)
- Ophthalmic pathology rounds (histopathology)
- General pathology rounds
- Graduate courses required (if pursuing a PhD or MS) during the residency include:Cell
Pathology
- Introduction to Research
- Concepts in Epidemiology
- Advanced Clinical Pathology
- Immune Response to Infectious Agents
- Molecular Regulation of Eukaryotic Cell Function
- Attend national and regional pathology conferences, ideally to present a poster, case
report, or research. Departmental travel funds are generally sufficient to cover both
of the following:
- Annual ACVP/ASVCP meeting
- Annual Southeastern Veterinary Pathology Conference
- Annual mock board exams are administered.
Benefits
Louisiana State University classifies residents as University employees. As such,
they (and their eligible dependents) qualify for the Louisiana State University employee benefits. The School of Veterinary Medicine also provides workers compensation and malpractice
insurance coverage. Salary is payable in monthly increments on the last working business
day of each month. Retirement contributions are withheld from each paycheck. No social
security tax is withheld. Federal and state income tax is withheld. The University
offers accrual of annual time off following either the University accrual rate (14
hours per month with a maximum accumulation of 176 hours) or the Civil Service Schedule
rate (8 hours per month with no maximum accumulation). Sick time off accrual is 8
hours per month. The university provides a waiver of tuition for full-time residents
and house officers, as long as the semester-hour limit is not exceeded.
Application
The starting date for the Clinical Pathology Residency is usually in August. Candidates
may apply for the residency by submitting a letter of intent, official transcripts,
current curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference from individuals currently
familiar with the applicant's professional status. The information should be sent
to Dr. Shannon Dehghanpir (info available in Contact Us).
Contact Us
Shannon Dehghanpir, DVM (LSU 2013), DACVP
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pathology
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
sdavi15@lsu.edu
